NASHVILLE, TENN. — I misplaced my phone Tuesday morning, so I couldn’t take video at the Avalanche’s morning skate. But a recap from the pregame activities at Bridgestone Arena — which focuses on Tyson Barrie and his new nickname moving back to D — is here.

Nashville will be without rookie defenseman Seth Jones for the first time this season. The Colorado-raised standout is the only Preds player to suit up in all 72 games, suffering a concussion in his last game on Sunday against Chicago. The above picture outside Nashville’s arena reminds me of how Jones would have been promoted in Denver had the Avalanche selected him with the first overall pick last June. He’s certainly a marketing gem with his elite size and skills and his family’s unique background.

“It’s bad timing because the year’s almost over and he was on track to play all 82 games,” said Avs rookie Nathan MacKinnon, who became friends with Jones during the build-up to last year’s draft. “I feel bad for the guy.”

John Mitchell did not travel with the team. Coach Patrick Roy said the versatile forward is doubtful for Thursday’s game against Vancouver but has a better chance to return Saturday against San Jose.

Terry Frei graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in the Denver area and has degrees in history and journalism from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He worked for the Rocky Mountain News while attending CU and joined the Post staff after graduation. He has also worked at the Oregonian in Portland, Ore., and The Sporting News. His seventh book, March 1939: Before the Madness, was issued in February 2014.

Chambers covers college and professional hockey for The Denver Post. He has written for the Post since 1994, after dumping his first 9-to-5 office job a couple years out of college. He primarily follows the University of Denver hockey team and helps cover the Avalanche.